Knott’s Boysenberry Festival is back again for the 2026 season celebrating the bounties of the park’s most iconic berry. Expect tasty eats and sweets plus a bushel-full of fun and entertainment. Foodies can also take advantage of the return of the popular Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card.

Here’s a look at everything you need to know about the 2026 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival.

The Food

The menu boasts more than 100 boysenberry treats this year. Inventive highlights this year include:

  • Spicy Boysenberry Bulgogi over steamed rice
  • Reuben Ball with a Spicy Boysenberry thousand Island Dressing
  • Boysenberry and Pineapple Upside-down Cake
  • Boysenberry Meringue Tart
  • Boysenberry and Kiwi Lemonade
  • Boysenberry Paloma
  • Boysenberry Tequila Sunrise

Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card

The Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card typically costs about $55. You’ll get six tastings from a selection of dozens of boysenberry-inspired dishes. Tasting cards will be available at Knotts.com or at the theme park. Season Passholders discounts may also be available.

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Entertainment

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival offers a selection of entertainment options.

  • Knott’s Preserved: A Musical Celebration is a commemoration of the heritage of California’s original theme park with a musical journey filled with dance and storytelling
  • Boysen Bear’s Pie Kitchen Games in Calico Park invites guests to help thwart those sneaky coyote pups, Moxie and Brawny, from stealing all the pies!
  • Boysen Bear’s Pie Eating Contest lets you experience the thrill of the boysenberry pie eating contest with a spirited display of skillful pie consumption.
  • The Great Bank Robbery at the legendary Bird Cage Theatre will have the audience cheering the hero and booing the villain in melodramatic style

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More to Explore

A bunch of berry-themed offerings are also available adding value to a typical day in the berry park.

  • Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair returns with unique boysenberry-inspired artisan products featuring local craft vendors.
  • Tied up in Knott’s offers a selection of some of the finest art around celebrating Knott’s Berry Farm! Select pieces and prints will be available for purchase.
  • History of the Boysenberry Museum at the Town Hall  in Ghost Town is dedicated to the berry that started it all.
  • Mrs. Knott’s Cookie Decorating lets you put your culinary creativity to the test with cookie decorating kits. Open select dates.
  • Old MacDonald’s Barn pays tribute to one of the farm’s original attractions featuring horses, sheep, goats and other furry friends.

See it for Yourself

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival runs daily at Knott’s Berry Farm from March 13 through April 12, 2026.

Check out our in-depth guides and coverage with everything you need to know!

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